1. (1) A foster care agency must be licensed by the Department to certify a home as a proctor foster home.
2. (2) A foster care agency must be licensed by the Department before the foster care agency accepts physical custody of a child in care for placement in a proctor foster home.

3. (3) In addition to the requirements in OAR 419-400-0005 to 419-400-00310 to be licensed by the Department, a foster care agency must:

   1. (a) Have a current, written program statement that describes:

      1. (A) The type of program and foster care provided.
      2. (B) The children in care served.
      3. (C) The services provided to the children in care, their families, their proctor foster families, or their approved proctor foster homes.
      4. (D) The geographical area covered.
   2. (b) Have an ongoing recruitment and retention program to ensure an adequate number of suitable proctor foster homes based on the written program statement of the foster care agency.

   3. (c) Have policies and procedures describing the level of oversight the foster care agency will provide to each proctor foster home that include:

      1. (A) The frequency of site visits to each proctor foster home.
      2. (B) How site visits will be documented.
      3. (C) When and how the foster care agency will provide increased oversight to a proctor foster home.
      4. (D) How often a child in care will have face-to-face contact and with whom.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005, ORS 418.280, ORS 418.248 & ORS 418.240

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 418.205 - 418.325

History

OTIS 39-2023, minor correction filed 06/06/2023, effective 06/06/2023
CWP 26-2022, renumbered from 413-215-0311, filed 11/28/2022, effective 12/01/2022
CWP 52-2019, amend filed 11/25/2019, effective 12/01/2019
CWP 22-2016, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-16
CWP 12-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16
CWP 19-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-15
Renumbered from 413-210-0470, CWP 31-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-08
SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95